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graduate

[graj-oo-it, -ayt, graj-oo-ayt] / ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪt /






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Linebaugh said he’s going to give screenwriting his all, and if it doesn’t work out, he will consider graduate school or entertainment law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

CEO Debra Maxwell says the company's usual graduate intake is on hold this year, but she plans to resume it next year with a bigger focus on AI.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“My first week was full of training sessions and networking events,” wrote Jeremy Vyn, a Canadian law-school graduate who started at Weil on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The study, "Diet-microbiome synergy underlies obesity-associated immunotherapy efficacy," was published in Nature by McGill PhD graduate Lysanne Desharnais, Daniela Quail, and their collaborators.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Then he avoided the tender subject altogether, wrote philosophical notes to Jo, turned studious, and gave out that he was going to ‘dig’, intending to graduate in a blaze of glory.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

The 22-year-old cinema and media studies student graduates in December, and she’s admittedly “a little freaked out” by what awaits her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

"Our graduates rotate across four areas at six-month intervals, working directly alongside senior relationship managers to learn their trade," Northampton-based Pratt explains.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Claire Reed, PwC UK's chief technology and innovation officer, believes graduate roles that are too AI heavy won't necessarily provide graduates long-term career progression.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Education Department has also increased pressure on institutions to provide better economic value, enforcing rules that strip federal student-loan eligibility from certificate and career training programs whose graduates fail to meet minimum earnings benchmarks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

In June 1969, Joey graduates from college and is accepted into graduate school at Middlebury College, where she earns a master’s degree in Spanish literature.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Apa graduated with a business degree in 2024 from Pennsylvania's Bucknell University, where she also played field hockey, according to her LinkedIn profile online.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

His sister graduated from Williams in 2024, which prompted him to also look at a liberal arts school, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

When he graduated, they encouraged him to rent it out and keep the income; when we decided to buy, he sold the apartment and we used the proceeds for our own down payment.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

He appeared in two games in 2014 and one in 2015, making zero receptions, and graduated with a degree in history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

I knew my life would turn to utter crap once the class of '95 graduated and I'd have to return to a state of complete anonymity.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Apa spent four years with the Bucknell University field hockey team before graduating in 2024 with a degree in business administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Since graduating, she had worked as a product manager at an industrial technology company.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

After graduating from Egypt's Al-Azhar University, Dangote started trading in cement, rice and sugar.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

After graduating from the University of the West Indies with a degree in language and literature, James spent his early career working as a graphic designer and copywriter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I encourage the graduating class to move forward in their journey throughout high school and even college...”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles


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